Intel Celeron Processors – Windows 11 Compatibility

Over 300 processors comprise the Intel Celeron series processors. Not all are compatible with Windows 11. In this list, we provide all Celeron processors that are compatible with Windows 11.

Celeron processors are categorized into the following different series:

  • Celeron 3rd generation
  • Celeron 4th generation
  • Celeron 5th generation
  • Celeron 6th generation
  • Celeron G series
  • Celeron J series
  • Celeron N series

If you do not find your Celeron processor in this list, consider it as incompatible with Windows 11. This implies that you cannot:

  • Upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on these processors
  • Install Windows 11 on such systems

List of Intel Celeron Processors compatible with Windows 11

The first section of the list comprises of Celeron processors from different generations. These are compatible with Windows 11 and are picked from one of the following processor families:

  • Tiger Lake
  • Alder Lake
  • Kaby Lake
  • Whiskey Lake
  • Comet Lake
Intel®Celeron®6305
Intel®Celeron®7300
Intel®Celeron®7305
Intel®Celeron®3867U
Intel®Celeron®4205U
Intel®Celeron®4305U
Intel®Celeron®4305UE
Intel®Celeron®5205U
Intel®Celeron®5305U
Intel®Celeron®6305E
Intel®Celeron®6600HE
Intel®Celeron®7305E
Intel®Celeron®7305L

Celeron G Series Processors compatible with Windows 11

The following list is for the G series Celeron processors that are compatible with Windows 11.

Intel®Celeron®G4900
Intel®Celeron®G4900T
Intel®Celeron®G4920
Intel®Celeron®G4930
Intel®Celeron®G4930E
Intel®Celeron®G4930T
Intel®Celeron®G4932E
Intel®Celeron®G4950
Intel®Celeron®G5900
Intel®Celeron®G5900E
Intel®Celeron®G5900T
Intel®Celeron®G5900TE
Intel®Celeron®G5905
Intel®Celeron®G5905T
Intel®Celeron®G5920
Intel®Celeron®G5925
Intel®Celeron®G6900
Intel®Celeron®G6900E
Intel®Celeron®G6900T
Intel®Celeron®G6900TE

Celeron J series compatible with Windows 11

The following Celeron J series processors are compatible with Windows 11 operating system:

Intel®Celeron®J4005
Intel®Celeron®J4025
Intel®Celeron®J4105
Intel®Celeron®J4115
Intel®Celeron®J4125
Intel®Celeron®J6412
Intel®Celeron®J6413

Out of these Celeron processors, J4005, J4105, and J4115 will only allow update to Windows 11. These processors do not support preloading of Windows 11 on new systems. All other J series processors are compatible with Windows 11 fully.

Intel Celeron N Series Processors compatible with Windows 11

The following Celeron N series processors are compatible with Windows 11:

Intel®Celeron®N4000
Intel®Celeron®N4020
Intel®Celeron®N4100[2]
Intel®Celeron®N4120
Intel®Celeron®N4500
Intel®Celeron®N4505
Intel®Celeron®N5100
Intel®Celeron®N5105
Intel®Celeron®N6210
Intel®Celeron®N6211

Only the N4000 Celeron processor has a limitation and will allow update to Windows 11. Other N series processors allow update to Windows 11 or fresh clean installation on new systems.

If you are running Windows 10 on your Celeron system, you may want to read about the latest situation about Windows 10 becoming end of life on 14 October 2025.

Windows 10 Extended Security Updates are free for retail consumers in Europe, except for people in Switzerland and United Kingdom. For people outside Europe, you could get 1 year of free access to Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 by encashing Microsoft reward points or backing up your computer’s settings to OneDrive. Detailed instructions can be read here.

  • At the end of August 2025, 45 percent of all Windows desktops continue to run on Windows 10. These systems will sunset into the end of life status in less than 8 weeks from now.
  • A Californian man has sued Microsoft for retiring Windows 10 in October 2025. You can read about the lawsuit here. The Court is yet to hear and pass an order on this lawsuit. We will keep you posted.
  • Nearly 250 million Windows 10 computers will become end of life in October 2025. WIthout access to security updates, these computers are highly likely to be exploited by threat actors in launching cyberattacks.